O'Hare Airport

Japanese: オヘア空港 - おへあくうこう

...New York also has two other airports: La Guardia Airport and Newark Airport. O'Hare International Airport is an airport operated by the city of Chicago that opened in October 1955 and has been ranked number one in the world in terms of passenger numbers since then. It is located 37 km northwest of the city and has seven runways and three passenger terminal buildings on a 2,833 hectare site.

From Chicago

…Of course, there were incidents such as the 1968 black riots and clashes between demonstrators and police at the Democratic National Convention, but compared to New York and Boston, Chicago's city government during this period was relatively successful in terms of both urban administration and finances. The decline of railroads brought about by the development of airplanes and trucks did not threaten Chicago, and O'Hare Airport in the northwest of the city is now the busiest in the world, and the St. Lawrence Seaway connects Chicago to the open sea. The Chicago grain market determines prices nationwide, and various industries and financial services also occupy important positions nationwide. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお，ニューヨークにはほかにラ･ガーディアLa Guardia Airport，ニューアークNewark Airportの2空港がある。　オヘア空港O’Hare International Airport1955年10月に開港し，以後，出入旅客数では例年世界第1位にランクされ続けているシカゴ市営の空港。市の北西37kmにあり，2833haの敷地に7本の滑走路と3棟の旅客ターミナルビルをもつ。…

【シカゴ】より

…もちろん，68年の黒人暴動や民主党全国大会でのデモ隊と警官隊との衝突などの事件もあったが，この時期のシカゴ市政はニューヨークやボストンなどに比較すれば，都市行政の面でも財政面でも一応の成功をおさめた。飛行機やトラックの発達がもたらした鉄道の没落もシカゴを脅かさず，市の北西部にあるオヘア空港は今日世界一の繁忙さを誇り，セント･ローレンス水路はシカゴと外洋を結びつけている。シカゴ穀物市場は全国の相場を決定し，諸工業や金融業も全国的に重要な地位を占めている。…

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